CVE-2015-7709

Public Exploit

Description

The arkeiad daemon in the Arkeia Backup Agent in Western Digital Arkeia 11.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a series of crafted requests involving the ARKFS_EXEC_CMD operation.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 87.37% Top 5%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/misc/arkeia_agent_exec exploit
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132660/Western-Digital-Arkeia-11.0.13-Remote-Code-Execution.html exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37600/ exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7709?
CVE-2015-7709 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7709?
To fix CVE-2015-7709, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7709 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7709 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~87% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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